Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm not rich. The only jewelry I wear is my wedding ring for the last 32 years. I lived in Wetzlar as a teenager, about the time I stated photography, and I became a Leica shooter as soon as I could, and it was a long time after that. I can't afford to dance from system to system; play with the new, soon to go away hot piece of shit that will in five years go away. I've seen it over and over. Micro 4/3 was my last foray into the next big thing. I still play with my very early Oly Pen, but it is clear to me the images do not measure up to my M9. I love my M9. I also love my M6. I went to see the Fuji cameras, and they are cool. But I am invested in several really nice Leica lenses, including a 21 that Mark doesn't like. The Fuji is more betterer than the Fuji of yore, but they aint Leica. If I buy another camera, It will be a Sony full frame, and I will sell off the R stuff I still have. If I die, like I nearly did on the 6th of this month, it won't be my problem, because I told Kathy to get either Chris Williams or Bob Baron to help her get rid of the stuff. (it is not in my will, guys, so don't feel obligated.) Well, I was planning a long post, but I guess that is enough. On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 6:10 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > Well, I'm certainly not rich and I don't wear jewelry so I'm not sure where > I fit in that demographic. You will have to pry my Leicas out of my cold, > dead hands, though! > > Tina > > > On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 7:01 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Jewelry for rich collectors..... Again. ......Surely this does not > reflect > > every user. Doesn't fit me or my experience and circle of user friends > > anyway. > > On Jun 26, 2013 8:42 AM, "Steve Barbour" <steve.barbour at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jun 25, 2013, at 4:28 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > > > > > > > >> This is the Fuji only zone. > > > > > > of course, we would all happily like to return to the Leica zone... > > > that means we have a camera to use and discuss, if not an R camera, at > > > least an M which is truly available, usable, dependable, affordable, > that > > > can be focussed and repaired by a company that isn't in business to > make > > > jewelry for rich collectors, that sees the camera as a tool to be > > respected > > > and used, a company which in turn respects it loyal customers. > > > > > > that seems a relatively complete summary for starters..... > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > -- > Tina Manley > http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA